Agenda: FIRST Workshop

Tuesday, April 27, 1999

Science Museum of Minnesota

 

 

 

I. Introduction: (Ron, 10 minutes): Who we are and what do we want to accomplish this evening?

a. Chance to share our experiences and learn new ways of field inquiry and interactive teaching in the classroom

        b. Discuss the upcoming summer workshop; distribute timetable with start/end times

        c. Building our FIRST community

 

II. Session led by Bob Kistler;  (20 minutes)

        a. His experiences for the field

        b. Ideas from the audience

 

III.     Session led by Paul Siemers: (20 minutes)

a.      listing on poster paper different kinds of activities for use in the classroom

b.      taking field inquiry into the classroom?

 

IV.   Jim Perry: group discussion (20 minutes)

a.  difficulties encountered in these methods

b. Suggestions as to how to overcome these difficulties